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toy

Definition

  • noun: something a child plays with
  • noun: flirtatious or seductive behavior
  • verb: to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose
  • used to describe an animal (such as a dog) that is the smallest kind of a particular breed

Examples

  • ('US') a 'boy toy' = ('Brit') a 'toy boy' [=a young man who is having a romantic or sexual relationship with an older woman]

  • I 'toyed with' the idea of moving to France but ended up staying here.

  • She 'toyed' [='played'] 'with' her hair while she talked on the phone.

Movie quotes

  • (..) "At Mark's house." [SANTOGOLD'S "L.E.S. ARTISTES" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS] BOY: Hey, that's cool. Let me see that. That is nice, man. Don't touch the toys, okay? ALEX: Yeah, I'll, uh, try not to light myself on fire tonight. - I'll keep a fire extinguisher handy. ALEX: Oh, good. (..)
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